GOING TO CALIFORNIA

Pitbull Peter
Pitbull Peter Posts: 115
edited November 2010 in The Porch
Wouldn't you love to hear PJ cover the Led Zepplin song "Going To California"?

This is perfect PJ music, please oh PJ Gods add this to one of your playlists.

I am sure you all know it, but, If you haven't heard the song, paste this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpVLlnQ08OA

let me know your thoughts?
...and now i rub my eyes, for he has returned
seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned
for he still smiles...
and he's still strong
nothing's changed, but the surrounding bullshit that has grown
and now he's home
and we're laughing like we always did
my same old, same old friend...
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  • High Fidelity 2000
    High Fidelity 2000 New Mexico USA Posts: 4,439
    They do cover it... Given to Fly! :)
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  • jimbojones1138
    jimbojones1138 Posts: 3,640
    according to certain members of led zep, given to fly was a direct ripoff of going to california
    it's largely due to eddie that i liked to jump off of things as a child...
  • Snoopy Died For Our Sins
    Snoopy Died For Our Sins Posts: 2,608
    High Fidelity 2000 wrote:
    They do cover it... Given to Fly! :)



    Yeah, what he said!!!
    "No way to save someone who won't take the rope,and just lets go..."
  • Cardinal
    Cardinal Posts: 479
    jimbojones1138 wrote:
    according to certain members of led zep, given to fly was a direct ripoff of going to california
    Whoa I did not know this....Did they not dig Given to fly then? I agree with my brother Peter (Pitbull Peter) that I would love to hear PJ cover Going to California, we have had this convo a few times...great to see the pit have at er.
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  • hard2imagine121
    hard2imagine121 Posts: 67
    They have....October 5, 2005 in Chicago. They did it with Robert Plant along with other Led Zeppelin songs.

    http://www.pearljam.com/show/house-blues-oct-05-2005
  • marcos
    marcos Posts: 2,112
    jimbojones1138 wrote:
    according to certain members of led zep, given to fly was a direct ripoff of going to california

    Yeah, according to many early blues artists, Led Zep ripped off all there songs, there was even a book written about how they ripped off so much music that they had to go back and change credits in their records. It's funny for them to accuse someone of ripping them off, especially when they are no longer relevant.
  • Cardinal
    Cardinal Posts: 479
    marcos wrote:
    jimbojones1138 wrote:
    according to certain members of led zep, given to fly was a direct ripoff of going to california

    Yeah, according to many early blues artists, Led Zep ripped off all there songs, there was even a book written about how they ripped off so much music that they had to go back and change credits in their records. It's funny for them to accuse someone of ripping them off, especially when they are no longer relevant.
    I think the general thought pattern behind both songs are similar...similar to a vast majority of material out there. They didnt make up rebirth and self rejuivenation...or longing and sorrow. Its a story....That Pearl Jam tells better in my subjective mind:)
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  • GratefulJam
    GratefulJam Posts: 1,803
    marcos wrote:
    jimbojones1138 wrote:
    according to certain members of led zep, given to fly was a direct ripoff of going to california

    Yeah, according to many early blues artists, Led Zep ripped off all there songs, there was even a book written about how they ripped off so much music that they had to go back and change credits in their records. It's funny for them to accuse someone of ripping them off, especially when they are no longer relevant.

    I would have to say that Led Zep will always be relevant. :D:D:D
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  • Mitch8415
    Mitch8415 Posts: 227
    Was listening to PJ radio, and I don't remember which boot it was, but Ed introduced G2F with something like...

    "Here's one of the most beautiful melodies ever created... "Given to Fly to California!"
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  • Pitbull Peter
    Pitbull Peter Posts: 115
    Perhaps taking this one step further, I think this would be a fantastic song for hmmmm lets say an Eddie Solo Event?
    ...and now i rub my eyes, for he has returned
    seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned
    for he still smiles...
    and he's still strong
    nothing's changed, but the surrounding bullshit that has grown
    and now he's home
    and we're laughing like we always did
    my same old, same old friend...
  • Cardinal
    Cardinal Posts: 479
    Mitch8415 wrote:
    Was listening to PJ radio, and I don't remember which boot it was, but Ed introduced G2F with something like...

    "Here's one of the most beautiful melodies ever created... "Given to Fly to California!"
    hey seriously why wouldnt Ed draw off a song like Going To California...he probably identified with it like millions of others out there....and its a great song. I for one would love to see Ed sing it.

    The vast majority if not all writters and singers etc...draw from the works of others, simply even just to learn.
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  • DewieCox
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    marcos wrote:
    especially when they are no longer relevant.

    Most absurd statement in the history of the internet.
  • Mitch8415
    Mitch8415 Posts: 227
    Cardinal wrote:
    Mitch8415 wrote:
    Was listening to PJ radio, and I don't remember which boot it was, but Ed introduced G2F with something like...

    "Here's one of the most beautiful melodies ever created... "Given to Fly to California!"
    hey seriously why wouldnt Ed draw off a song like Going To California...he probably identified with it like millions of others out there....and its a great song. I for one would love to see Ed sing it.

    The vast majority if not all writters and singers etc...draw from the works of others, simply even just to learn.


    McCready wrote it, and even said addressed the idea that G2C influenced him when writing G2F.
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  • marcos
    marcos Posts: 2,112
    GratefulJam wrote:
    marcos wrote:
    jimbojones1138 wrote:
    according to certain members of led zep, given to fly was a direct ripoff of going to california

    Yeah, according to many early blues artists, Led Zep ripped off all there songs, there was even a book written about how they ripped off so much music that they had to go back and change credits in their records. It's funny for them to accuse someone of ripping them off, especially when they are no longer relevant.

    I would have to say that Led Zep will always be relevant. :D:D:D

    Agree, but Robert Plant looks really disturbing now and I he does circus music now, it's just sad, but I too break out a Zep record every so often and Zep will always be relevant, I just wish Plant would stop.
  • Mitch8415
    Mitch8415 Posts: 227
    marcos wrote:
    jimbojones1138 wrote:
    according to certain members of led zep, given to fly was a direct ripoff of going to california

    Yeah, according to many early blues artists, Led Zep ripped off all there songs, there was even a book written about how they ripped off so much music that they had to go back and change credits in their records. It's funny for them to accuse someone of ripping them off, especially when they are no longer relevant.

    The guy that runs Kingston Mines here in Chicago brought up the fact that Zep stole a bunch of blues riffs from Chicago artists the last time I went there and caught some bands... See: Waters, Muddy.
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  • Gardenparty
    Gardenparty Posts: 1,910
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlbeXeYSFDM
    “I know this song so well, I can smoke a cigarette, have a drink, brush my teeth, take a shit, and mow the lawn while singing it. But I'll only be doing a couple of those things during this version.”
  • PilateOfTheStorm
    PilateOfTheStorm Posts: 4,319
    well ive heard of the comparisons but i've never listened to the led zeppelin song.
    gotta say i really like it :)
    had them on my "listen to" list, but never got round to it.
    thanks
  • Mitch8415
    Mitch8415 Posts: 227
    electricxlovex wrote:
    well ive heard of the comparisons but i've never listened to the led zeppelin song.
    gotta say i really like it :)
    had them on my "listen to" list, but never got round to it.
    thanks

    A guy from the UK had never listened to Going to California.

    wut
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  • Pitbull Peter
    Pitbull Peter Posts: 115
    electricxlovex wrote:
    well ive heard of the comparisons but i've never listened to the led zeppelin song.
    gotta say i really like it :)
    had them on my "listen to" list, but never got round to it.
    thanks


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    ...and now i rub my eyes, for he has returned
    seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned
    for he still smiles...
    and he's still strong
    nothing's changed, but the surrounding bullshit that has grown
    and now he's home
    and we're laughing like we always did
    my same old, same old friend...
  • Citizen Zack
    Citizen Zack Posts: 1,763
    I don't think it's any secret that Going To California inspired, to some degree at least, the music to Given To Fly. It's not a ripoff, but a great tribute. Listen to The Who's 'I Can See For Miles' then Breakerfall back to back and you could start the same discussion. Musicians regularly pull from their influences.

    Oh, and to answer the original question, YES I would love to see the full band do a Going To California cover (just PJ, not with Plant and company).
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